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Traumatic brain injury: It is all about definition by Savitsky, B., Givon, A., Rozenfeld, M., Radomislensky, I., Peleg, K.

“…Background: TBI may be defined by different methods. Some may be most useful for immediate clinical purposes, however less optimal for epidemiologic research…”
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Introduction of hospital quality measures may lead to a temporary decrease in patient outcomes by Rozenfeld, M., Bodas, M., Shani, M., Radomislensky, I., Israel, A., Israeli, A., Peleg, K.

“…To analyse the impact of hospital quality indicators on hip fracture mortality in Israel. A retrospective observational study. Data were collected on all…”
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Policies for managing emergency medical services in mass casualty incidents by Adini, B, Bodas, M, Nilsson, H, Peleg, K

“…Abstract Introduction Diverse decision-making is needed in managing mass casualty incidents (MCIs), by emergency medical services (EMS). The aim of the study…”
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Thoracic vertebrae fracture: Is it an indicator of abdominal injury? by Hershkovitz, Y., Sheffer, D., Peleg, K., Kessel, B., Dubose, J.J., Jeroukhimov, I., Givon, A., Dudkiewicz, M., Aranovich, D.

“…Traumatic vertebral fracture accounts for 10–15% of trauma related admissions. While the correlation between lumbar vertebral fractures and abdominal injuries…”
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Should the management approach to the anterior abdominal stab wound be different in patients with self-inflicted abdominal injury? by Hershkovitz, Y., Ashkenazi, I., Kalman, I., Peleg, K., Bodas, M., Givon, A., Shapira, Z., Jeroukhimov, I.

“…•Self-inflicted injury is a leading cause of death worldwide.•Mortality is higher in patients with self-inflicted abdominal injuries.•Patients with…”
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EPA-0648 - Between jewish settlers and palestinian citizens of israel: negotiating ethno-national inequality through the bio-medical category of PTSD by Friedman-Peleg, K

“…In this lecture I examine what happens to PTSD as a biomedical category when local political power relations and ethno-national inequality are brought into the…”
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Provision of trauma care in asymmetric warfare: a conceptual framework to support the decision to implement frontline care services by Salio, F, Pirisi, A, Bruni, E, Court, M, Peleg, K, Reaiche, S, Redmond, A, Weinstein, E, Hubloue, I, Corte, F Della, Ragazzoni, L

“…The emerging trends of asymmetric and urban warfare call for a revision of the needs and the way in which frontline trauma care is provided to affected…”
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Burns in Israel, comparative study: Demographic, etiologic and clinical trends 1997–2003 vs. 2004–2010 by Harats, M, Peleg, K, Givon, A, Kornhaber, R, Goder, M, Jaeger, M, Haik, J

“…Highlights • Five burn units strategically located in Israel in an area of 20,770 km2. • Recent disasters require re-evaluation of burns admitted to Israeli…”
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(A80) Second Thoughts about the Health System and Dilemmas in Wide Disasters, Using Haiti as a Case Study by Peleg, K.

“…In the Indonesian earthquake a total 21 USAR teams comprising upward of 688 rescue personnel and 67 dogs. The cost of which was estimated at tens of millions…”
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(A43) Are Injuries due to Terrorism and War Similar? A Comparison of Civilians and Soldiers by Peleg, K.

“…Objective The objective of this study was to compare injuries and hospital utilization and outcomes from terror and war for civilians and soldiers. Background…”
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Gunshot and explosion injuries: Characteristics, outcomes, and implications for care of terror-related injuries in Israel by PELEG, Kobi, AHARONSON-DANIEL, Limor, STEIN, Michael, MICHAELSON, Moshe, KLUGER, Yoram, SIMON, Daniel, NOJI, Eric K

“…An increase of terror-related activities may necessitate treatment of mass casualty incidents, requiring a broadening of existing skills and knowledge of…”
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Effect of teleradiology upon pattern of transfer of head injured patients from a rural general hospital to a neurosurgical referral centre: follow-up study by Ashkenazi, I, Zeina, A R, Kessel, B, Peleg, K, Givon, A, Khashan, T, Dudkiewicz, M, Oren, M, Alfici, R, Olsha, O

“…The optimal management strategy for patients with head injury admitted to a non-specialist hospital is uncertain. The aim of this study was to evaluate the…”
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Children injured following TV tipovers in Israel, 1997-2003 by Sikron, F., Glasser, S., Peleg, K.

“…Background  According to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission, about 7000 children, many under age five, are treated annually at emergency rooms for…”
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(A238) Optimizing Medical Response to Large-Scale Disasters: The Ad Hoc Collaborative Healthcare System by Peleg, K., Lipski, A., Kreiss, Y., Ash, N.

“…During the authors' recent experience in Haiti during the early aftermath of a major earthquake, it was discovered that more optimal use of field hospitals…”
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Unilateral flail chest is seldom a lethal injury by Borman, J B, Aharonson-Daniel, L, Savitsky, B, Peleg, K

“…Background: The chest cage is a common target for traumatic damage. Although relatively rare, it is considered to be a serious condition with significant…”
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Gaps in injury statistics: multiple injury profiles reveal them and provide a comprehensive account by Aharonson-Daniel, L, Giveon, A, Peleg, K

“…Objective: To demonstrate the benefit of using multiple injury profiles (MIP) as an alternative to “primary diagnosis,” for the presentation and analysis of…”
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(A152) Is There a Need to Reconsider the Policy of Evacuating All Casualties from Remote Mass Casualty Incident (MCI) to the Closest Hospital? Lessons Learned from a Rural MCI by Adini, B., Cohen, R., Glassberg, E., Azaria, B., Simon, D., Peleg, K.

“…Background Inappropriate distribution of casualties in mass casualty incidents (MCIs) may result in patient overload in primary medical facilities. Objective…”
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Fast Fourier Transform based calibration in remote sensing by Peleg, K.

“…Quantification of the functional relation between remotely-sensed data and commensurable ground based observations is a basic prerequisite in many remote…”
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Repeatability of hyperspectral imaging systems-quantification and improvement by Peleg, K., Anderson, G. L., Yang, Chenghai

“…This paper addresses a generic problem in remote sensing by aerial hyperspectral imaging systems, that is, very low spatial and spectral repeatability of image…”
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The Epidemiology of Terrorism Casualties by Aharonson-Daniel, L., Peleg, K.

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